Optiva Capital Partners champions Africa’s role in global mobility

Chairman of Optiva Capital Partners, Franklin Nechi, has reaffirmed the firm’s leading role in the fast-growing global migration and investment immigration industry, emphasising Optiva’s mission to connect African investors and professionals to...

African leaders push for adolescent SRHR access

Moses Magadza The second regional engagement meeting on adolescents’ access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) began on Tuesday, calling for stronger regional action to improve SRHR services for adolescents across East and...

Africa’s energy future lies off the grid — GOGLA’s Sarah Malm

As Africa races to close its energy access gap and empower its growing youth population, the off-grid solar sector has emerged as a vital driver of both employment and sustainable development. In this exclusive interview with BusinessDay’s...

African Union Suspends Madagascar Following Military-Led Coup

Home Africa African Union Suspends Madagascar Following Military-Led Coup Randrianirina said earlier that the military had taken power and dissolved all institutions except the lower house of parliament, or National Assembly. Madagascar’s new...

Diplomatic Courier announces “The Missing Infrastructure” roundtable at IMF/World Bank meetings

ashington, DC — October 15, 2025: APCO, Civitas ID, and Diplomatic Courier today will host “The Missing Infrastructure,” an intimate, curated roundtable on the sidelines of the 2025 World Bank Group/IMF Annual Meetings. This roundtable follows the...

Africa needs trust, accountability to mobilise $4trn domestic capital – Elumelu

……Calls on government, private sector to ensure AI drives productivity Washington, D.C|| Tony Elumelu, founder and chairman of Heirs Holdings, has emphasised that Africa needs trust, accountability, and sound governance to unlock and mobilise its...

African leaders to push for access to water , sanitation & climate resilience at a global meet.

16 October 2025 Ministers of water , sanitation and environment leaders from across the globe are expected to converge in the Spanish Capital Madrid to discuss ways of ensuring easy access to water , sanitation and climate resilience. The much...

African entrepreneurs invited to apply to ‘The Investec Easies’ to celebrate critical work

A new global award scheme has been launched to recognise the world’s most promising early-stage entrepreneurs. The Investec Early-Stage Entrepreneur of the Year Awards (The Investec Easies), powered by OPUS, is the first awards scheme designed to...

UBA set to unveil White Paper on Africa’s financial infrastructure

Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is set to reinforce its role in shaping the continent’s financial ecosystem with the launch of its landmark White Paper. The White Paper to be unveiled by UBA is titled: “Banking on Africa’s...

UBA to unveil whitepaper on Africa’s financial infrastructure

United Bank for Africa Plc is set to launch its landmark whitepaper on powering the continent’s development through its financial ecosystem. According to a statement from the bank on Wednesday, the whitepaper, titled ‘Banking on Africa’s Future:...

League of African Ambassadors commends Dangote Refinery

The League of African Ambassadors has praised the Dangote Group for constructing the world’s largest single-train refinery in Nigeria, a landmark achievement for Africa’s industrial progress. Launched on October 14, 2024, in Lusaka, Zambia, the...

Nigeria, Austria recommit to strengthening bilateral economic relations

Nigerian officials and their counterparts from Austria have committed to strengthening their bilateral economic relations. In a high-level meetings between a delegation led by Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, and...

Elumelu, Georgieva chart path to African prosperity in digital age

• Nigeria’s trade surplus climbed to 6%, says Cardoso Chairman of UBA Group, Tony Elumelu, has highlighted the role of public and private sector collaboration in dismantling the barriers to Artificial Intelligence (AI) deployment and giving Africa...

As e& partners with PayPal, a look at its integrated digital ecosystem

Sending money home and receiving payments from international suppliers will become easier for UAE consumers and businesses following a partnership between e& money, the financial super app from e& life, and global online payment system PayPal. The...

DIFC And The Institute Of International Finance Partner For The Inaugural Dubai Future Finance Week

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading global financial hub in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) region, has announced a prestigious partnership with the Institute of International Finance (IIF) for the inaugural...

Prof. Akyeampong launches book on education reform in Africa Oct 22

A renowned Ghanaian educationist and global thought leader, Professor Kwame Akyeampong, is set to launch his latest book, co-authored with Dr Sean Higgins, titled “Reconceptualising the Learning Crisis in Africa: Multi-dimensional Pedagogies of...

Event brings centuries old African objects to life  

For over 100 years, scores of unidentified African objects lay hidden in Manchester Museum’s archives. Now they’ve been brought out into the light for an art event, called African Objects: Psychoactives, Spirituality & Mental Health, led by...

hana hosts 25th SACCA Congress …Africa renews commitment to cooperative growth

The 25th Congress of the African Confederation of Cooperative Savings and Credit Associations (ACCOSCA) has opened in Accra, reaffirming the continent’s commitment to strengthen cooperative movements as tools for inclusive growth, financial...

Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia Reveal Growing Portfolio Of Joint Projects

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, October 15. The portfolio of joint projects between Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia has reached $27 billion, Trend reports, citing the Uzbek president's office. A substantial portion of this...

CSOs Launch Fifth Africa Week of Action Against Water Privatisation

HARARE - Civil society organisations, youth groups, trade unions, and grassroots movements across Africa have launched the fifth Africa Week of Action Against Water Privatisation, a continent-wide mobilisation under the banner of the Our Water Our...